Helmet Announce UK Dates As Part of Betty 20th Anniversary European Tour

Helmet have just announced the addition of a handful of UK dates to compliment their 20th Anniversary tour of the album Betty in September / October 2014. The band will be playing the critically lauded album in full, along with a set spanning the entirety of Helmet’s catalogue.

From the press release…

“Billed as the “thinking man’s metal band,” Helmet provided an alternative to the grunge bands coming out of the US at the time with their clean cut aesthetic and raw, unrelenting, propulsive sound. Betty came on the trails of the band’s first mainstream success, 1992’s Meantime. The cut “Milquetoast” became a music video staple on MTV and the album was critically praised for its genre-defying exploration into jazz, blues and improvisation. As music writer Darrell Bassett wrote upon the album’s release, “The thump and grind of Betty fully reflects the seemingly meaningless forces that shape our hi-tech existences, the inner pressure that waxes and wanes as life’s pace explodes exponentially and its occasional moments of grace. Betty is a surprising album, one which grows as it unfolds its subtleties.” A prophetic statement if ever there was one.”